In the next Place, he should confider that all this is an utter Enmity against GOD, which Satan hath raised and wrought in him, by his Deceit in our first Parents; for which Abomination's Sake we must suffer Death, and undergo Corruption with our Bodies.

Thirdly, he fhould confider the three horrible Chains wherewith our Souls are fast bound during the Time of this earthly Life.. -The Firft is the fevere Anger of GOD, the Abyfs and dark World, which is the Centre, Root, or Conflituent Principle of the Soul's Life. The Second is the Defire of the Devil against the Soul, whereby he continually fifteth and tempteth it, and without Intermiffion ftriveth to throw it from the Truth of GoD into his own evil Nature and Element, viz. into Pride, Coveloufness, Envy, and Anger; and with his Defire, bloweth up and kindleth those evil Properties in the Soul; whereby its Will turneth away from GoD, and entereth into. Self. The Third and most hurtful Chain of all, wherewith the poor Soul is tied, is the corrupt and altogether vain, carthly, and mortal Flesh and Blood, full of evil Defires: and Inclinations.

Here he must confider, that he lieth clofe Prifoner with Soul and Body in the Mire of Sins, in the Anger of GoD, in the Jaws of

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Hell; that the Anger of GOD burneth in him in Soul and Body, and that he is that very loathfome Keeper of Swine, who hath spent and confumed his Father's Inheritance, namely, the precious Love and Mercy of God; with the fatted Swine of the Devil in earthly Plea fures, and hath not kept the dear Covenant and Attonement of the innocent Death and

Paffion of Jefus Chrift; which Covenant GOD of mere Grace hath given or put into our Humanity, and reconciled us in Him. He muft. alfo confider, that he hath totally forgotten the Covenant of holy Baptifm, in which he had promised to be faithful and true to his Saviour, and fo wholly defiled and obfcured His Righteoufnefs with Sin, (which Righteoufnefs GOD had freely beftowed upon him in Chrift,) that he now ftandeth before the Face of GOD, with the fair Garment of Chrift's Innocency which he hath defiled, as a dirty, ragged, and patched Keeper of Swine, that hath continually eaten the Hufks of Vanity with the Devil's Swine, and is not worthy to be called a Son of the Father, and Member of Chrift.

Fourthly, he fhould earnestly confider that wrathful Death awaiteth him every Hour and Moment; and will lay hold on him in his Sins in his Garment of a Swine-herd, and throw hirn into the Pit of Hell as a Forfworn Perfon and Breaker of Faith, who ought to be referved.

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in the dark Dungeon of Death to the Judgment of GOD.

Fifthly, he fhould confider the earnest and fevere Day of GOD's Final Judgment, when he fhall be presented living with his Abominations before God's Tribunal. That all those whom he hath here offended or injured by Words and Works, and caufed to do Evil, (so that by his Inftigation or Compulfion they alfo have committed Evil,) fhall come in against him, curfing him before the Eyes of Chrift and of all holy Angels and Men. That there he fhall ftand in great Shame and Ignominy, and alfo in great Terror and Defperation, and that it shall forever grieve him to reflect that he hath fool'd away fo glorious and eternal a State of Salvation and Happiness for the Pleasure of fo fhort a Time; and that he had not taken Care in that fhort Time to fecure to himself a Share in the Communion of the Saints, and fo to have enjoyed with them eternal Light, and Divine Glory.

Sixthly, he muft confider that the Ungodly Man lofeth his noble Image, GOD having created him in and for His Image or creaturely Representation, and getteth instead thereof a deformed or monflrous Shape, like a hellish Worm or ugly Beaft. Wherein he is an Enemy to GoD, Heaven, and all Holy An

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gels and Men, and that his Communion is, and will be forever, with the Devils and hellif Worms in horrible Darkness.

Seventhly, he muft earneftly confider the eternal Punishment and Torture of the damned; how that in eternal Horror they shall suffer Torments in their Abominations which they had committed here, and may never fee the Land of the Saints to all Eternity, nor get any Eafe or Refreshment, as appears by the Example of Dives the rich Man.

All this a Man muft earnestly and seriously confider, and remember also that God had originally created him in fuch a fair and glorious Image, even in His own Likenefs, in which He Himself would dwell. That he created him out of His Goodness for Man's own eternal Bliss and Glory, to the end that he might dwell with the holy Angels and Children of GOD in great Happinefs, Power and Glory; in the eternal Light; in the praiseful and melodious Harmony of the Angelical and divine Kingdom of Joy. Where he fhould rejoice continually with the Children of GOD without Fear of any End. Where no evil Thoughts could touch him, neither Care nor Trouble,neither Heat nor Cold. Where no Night is known; where there is no Day or limited Time any more, but an everlafting Blessedness, wherein

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Soul and Body tremble for Joy. And where he himself should rejoice at the infinite Wonders and Virtues appearing in the Brightness of Colours, and the Variety of Splendor opened and difplayed by the Omnipotent Powers and Glories of GoD, upon the new Chryftalline Earth, which shall be as tranfparent Glafs. And that he doth fo wilfully lose all this eternal Glory and Happiness for the fake of fo fhort and poor a Time, which even in this State of Vanity and Corruption, in the evil Life of the voluptuous Flesh, is full of Mifery, Fear and utter Vexation; and wherein it goeth with the wicked as with the righteous, as the one must die fo muft the other; only the Death of the Saints is an Entrance into the eternal Reft, while the Death of the wicked is an Introduction into the eternal Anguish.

Eighthly, he muft confider the Course of this World, that all Things in it are but a Play, wherewith he spendeth his Time in fuch Unquietnefs; and that it goeth with the Rich and Mighty as with the Poor and the Beggar. That all of us equally live and move in the four Elements; and that the hard-earned Morfel of the Poor is as relishing and favoury to him in his Labour, as the Dainties of the Rich are to him in his Cares. Alfo, that all of us fubfift by one Breath, and that the rich Man hath nothing